Sweet & Sour Tiger Prawns

Name: Sweet & Sour Tiger Prawns
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 kg Tiger shrimp/ prawns or prawn tails; 2 kg of white onions; 1 glass of white wine vinegar; 1 glass of white wine; flour; salt; pepper; oil for frying

Published on January 12, 2022 | In Italian | By Monica Cesarato |

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- Prep Time
- 15 Minutes
- Cook Time
- 30 Minutes
- Yield
- 4
- Difficulty Level

Gamberoni in Saor

Marinating fried foods, especially fish, in vinegar, onions and other sweet and sour elements is an ancient practice in Venetian cuisine, which takes the name of Saor (literally, ‘flavor’).

An infallible method to preserve fish for a long time, in an age without refrigeration systems and preserves.

A method that allowed the conservation of fish thanks to the combination of two fundamental elements, onion and vinegar.

The vinegar, which gave the acid component, made it possible to keep bacteria away; onion, on the other hand, avoided scurvy due to a lack of vitamin C.

Ingredients

1 kg Tiger shrimp/ prawns or prawn tails
2 kg of white onions
1 glass of white wine vinegar
1 glass of white wine
flour
salt
pepper
oil for frying

Instructions

Remove the head and shell from the prawns.
With a sharp knife cut the shrimp/prawn vertically, remove the black vein (if present) and open the shrimp
Flour the prawns on both sides, remove the excess flour and fry them in boiling oil until golden.
Drain them and place them on absorbent paper to remove excess oil
Season with salt and leave to rest
Thinly slice the onions and brown them in the oil until soft and golden. Add the white wine vinegar and white wine. Cook slowly for at least 30 minutes, making sure they don't turn brown.
Take the fried prawns and place one layer in a glass dish
Cover them with a little onions and continue making layers of prawns and onions
Finish with a layer of onions. Add a drizzle of olive oil.
Refrigerate for a minimum of 24 hours. Serve with grilled polenta

Ready in : 45 Minutes
Recipe Type : Main Course
Ingredient : flour, Onion, Prawns, salt, salt & pepper, Scampi, Sunflower oil, vinegar, White wine

2 Responses to Sweet & Sour Tiger Prawns

BJ Firestone January 15, 2022 at 5:03 am #
Love to try this but Alan and I are not sure how many ounces a glass is. Any ideas? BJ
Reply
- Monica Cesarato January 15, 2022 at 9:16 am #
  Huahua, you are not supposed to convert it in ounces, you are supposed to use a real glass. Simple as that!
  Reply

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Monica Cesarato

I am a native Italian from Venice, Italy. I am a Food blogger, a Culinary guide in Venice and a Cooking instructor giving cooking classes with Cook In Venice in ...

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